Biography
Who is Neal McDonough?
Early life
Neal McDonough was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, on February 13, 1966. His parents were motel owners who emigrated from Ireland. He grew up in Barnstable, Massachusetts, and was raised Catholic. His childhood nickname was Headster, which came from his brothers teasing him about his head size.
He graduated from Barnstable High School and then attended Syracuse University. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988 after choosing Syracuse over several college baseball scholarships because he believed it had the best theater department. He also trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career highlights
Neal began building a diverse career in film and television during the 1990s. He appeared in Star Trek: First Contact in 1996 and voiced Bruce Banner in the animated series The Incredible Hulk. He later gained wider recognition for playing Lieutenant Lynn Buck Compton in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers in 2001.
His extensive film credits include Minority Report, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Sonic the Hedgehog. On television, he played Dave Williams on Desperate Housewives, Robert Quarles in Justified, Damien Darhk in Arrow, and Cal Thresher in Tulsa King.
Personal life
Neal married Ruvé Robertson in 2003 after meeting her in the United Kingdom while filming Band of Brothers. The couple has five children together. He is a devout Catholic and a registered Republican.
He has maintained a strict personal policy regarding his acting career, refusing to perform sex scenes or kiss female co-stars out of respect for his faith and his wife. This decision led to him being written out of a role in the television series Scoundrels.
Birthday and age
Neal McDonough was born on February 13, 1966, which makes Neal 60 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Neal shares the date with 23 other famous people.
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